Born in Rumford, Maine, on June 6, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Arsene and Odivine (Goulet) LaPerle. Georgette attended school in East Montpelier.

She was employed at the Paramount Theater and later worked at the former Sprague Electric in Barre.

On July 23, 1966, she married Kenneth E. Thompson in St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre. They made their home in Barre. He passed away on Nov. 11, 2007.

She was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre.

Georgette was an excellent knitter.

Survivors include her sister and brothers, Robert LaPerle and his wife, Pauline, of Barre; Norman LaPerle and his wife, Claire, of East Montpelier; Annette Lawson, also of East Montpelier; Roger LaPerle and his wife, Janice, of Barre; James LaPerle and his wife, Sheila, of East Montpelier; Marcel LaPerle and his companion, Michelle, of Barre, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Besides her husband, she was predeceased by one brother, Maurice LaPerle.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 14, 2013, at 11 a.m. in St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre. There will be no calling hours.

Burial will follow the Mass in the Plain-Mont Cemetery in East Montpelier.

Contributions, in Georgette’s memory, may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements are in the care of the Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home, 58 Summer St., Barre.